Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-18
IT HAS BLOWN OVER.
THE RECENT kNlGHTLY CYCLONE IN
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

were intercepted by a contingent of the en-
envy waving an olive branch and now they
are bivOuaeing between the two camps 1t
was late in the afternoon when the question
vas called on the report of the committee on
laws, reducing the membership of the execu-
tive hoard to two, aud placing the appoint
ing power in the hands of the general mas
ter workman, The vote was viva voca, and
the volume of nays was so strong and reso-
nant that the opponents of the administration
did not dare to demand cali Of the roll
Instead, they attempted a little piece of STRAIT
egy by submitting resolution calling for
the designations of the members Of the gem
erai executive board, in the hope that those
OF Barry and Bailey would be accepted and
the rest refused The resolution was adopted
by a vote OF liz to "a and in a brief speech
Mr.. Powderly presented the designations of
himself, Carlton, Hayes, MCGUIRE and Ayles-
ford. Barry ami Bailey. however refused to
fall into the trap They had been elected,
they said, for two years, and they did not
propose to retire unless charges We're pre-
ferred against them and their removed eff
fected by constitutional neads
The result was that the adherents of the
administration had no alternative left but to
vote against the acceptance of the resigna-
tiens that they themselves had demanded
On this again there was no cali OF the roll
As climax to the burIesque, vote of con-
tdence in the members OF the board VINO had
submitted their designations was submitted
and carried with about thirty delegates
shouting, NO" The situation now is pre-
cisely where it was when the fight began
Tla
The result as a signal victory. On the other
hand most OF the administration men say
the vote of confidence in Powderly and his
faction is all that can be desired, although
there are some who insist that it
will be impossible to work in harmony with
the malcontents for another year, and that
the peremptory resignation which Powderly
prepared at midnight on Friday will certain
ly be forthcoming. After the convention
bad adjourned and supper had been disposed
OF the general master workman and his ad-
herenti on the board went into conference
and at late hour they were still inaccessi-
ble
Over score of delegates took part in the
debate, and at times, barring actual violence
the assembly was a miniature edition of a
Donnybrook fair. Baiiey's speech created a
sensation. He said the general officers had
been charged with crimes that would shame
the average criminal and that the question
before the assembly was: Are they truel
The order was not established for political
purposes, but nest OF political plots, car
ried out by the general officers had been dis
covered that would challenge the admiration
of the worst political heelers He did not
think hnl 70, l..
explained Hayes was kept in his place be
cause he was a wire puller-a tool Of
whomf Might he not be useful to one of the
great political partiesi
He strongly denounced the action of Gen
eral Master Workman Powderly in employ
ing men to work for church interests with
out the knowledge and sanction of the other
officers of the order and paying them out of
the funds of the order "There is a suspicion
in my mind, said Mr. Bailey, with consider
able heat, that Powderly has allied himself
with the Church of Rome, and this to the
disorganIzation of the ORDER The scheme
to reduce the number of members on the ex-
executive board was Powderly's, but he did
not believe the convention would sanction it
As for himself, he was elected at Richmond
for two years and proposed to serve his term
out
This convention may pass this resolution
il it will; | will not accept the terms if it is
passed; neither will my friends. Gentlemen,
mean what l say. If this resolution is
pissed, Mr.. Barry, our friends aud myself
Will pick up our hats and walk ont of this
hall
A deiegate-Go ahead. MIR. Bailey. This
organization can spare you. We can get
along Without you and your friends"
Il expected this" responded the speaker.
You vofcel my friend, the sentiments of
MIR. Powderly and others that couldn't men
ton when you said that Let this business go
on, gentlemen. We will see who will be the
gamers in the end. | want to say, though,
in this connection that am making no idle
Lltchman then took the floor He denied
alnumter OF charges made against the board,
and made counter charges against the boards
enemlss, among them a charge that Donnelly,
the stenographer, was tool of the opposition
and spy on the board The washing of
dirty linen went on with great energy for
hours
Not satisfied with their defeat on the main
question Th5 administration endeavored
TO bring about the success of their plans by
other methods. A proposition was made to.so |
change article of the constitution as to con- !
fine the elective officers to the general master |
general worthy foreman. |
general treasurer and secretary, general inves- |
tigatOr and a cooperative board Of six, This.
with several amendments was voted down
Then a motion WIS made to make the term |
VI offire one year instead of two As fixed at |
Richmond, which would have necessitated |
mother election by the present assembly, but
his also was voted down. A proposition to
idd general Investigator to the elective Off
'ers was, however carried and a constiIu-
ional berth provided for Mrs Lenora Barry,
Who has filed that position by appointment
Turing the past year.
Toward the end of the session somewhat in
he nature of pouring oil on the troubled
waters, the report of joint committee of the
nights and The Farmers alliance, which has
zen considering plans by which the two Or Y
could work in harmony was
unlimited. 1t recommended that as the evils
I which the farmers, mechanics, and labor
rs complained were the results OF un lust
avs, enacted in the interest of chartered cor
orations, the most feasible method
redress would be for each cor
GRAFTON to maintain at Washington
committee to work together for mutual in
erests. If both organizations, however,
ound it impossible to do this, then the one
OF so represented at the national capital
hould support the work of the other COM
littee and use its best endeavors to induce
S members to oppose the reelection of any
,gislator, state or national, who failed to
ote for or support such measures as might
sceive the sanction of the executive heads
the two organizations. The report was
dopted, and the assembly adjourned.
Shortly before midnight Monday it was
iven out officially that Mr. Powderly was
atistied with tbs action of the convention,
nd that he would continue at the helm for
he remainder of his term of office The
'aders OF the opposition are also said to be
atisfied, and will not push their advantage.
hey say they are glad the matter will prob
bly, end without split in the order, which
7ould have been inevitable. 1t was hoped
nat calm would succeed the storm.
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